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509-469-1220
Cell: 509-594-9984


PO Box 10541
Yakima, WA 98909


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Lozier Home Inspections, LLC.

WSDA Licensed Structural Pest Inspector # 71382

509-469-1220
lozierinspections@hotmail.com

 

 

Our Main Goal

The main goal of Jerry Lozier Home Inspections is to inspect your home to the very highest professional and ethical standards in our industry. I will not only provide you with a quality, accurate report with pictures, I will also advise you and make recommendations on how to maintain your investment, and answer your questions before, during and after the inspection for as long as you own your home. This important main goal also includes your family and guest’s safety and their peace of mind. Thus we will also discuss with you home safety and make recommendations on how to keep your home a safe place. Jerry Lozier is a qualified, WSDA licensed, NACHI-certified Professional Inspector. Letting us save you unnecessary heartaches is some of the smartest money you can invest.




What Our Customers Are Saying:


open quote Jerry, you certainly have my business. All my clients think you do a superb job (Realtor) close quote

open quote Thank you, Jerry. When you get the chance, would you please drop by some extra cards at the office for me? I will be recommending you to all of my colleagues, and would like to pass them out. Many inspectors tend to be what I like to call “Doomsday Prophets”, but you were very thorough and realistic about the conditions of the home. I am very pleased with the manner in which the inspection was performed. (Realtor) close quote

open quote Thank you so much for doing such a fast great job with the inspection…We appreciate the work you put into the inspection and saved us a lot of heartache in the long run… I was wondering if you are willing to do an inspection on the next house… (R.J. - client) close quote

open quote The report was extremely thorough and professional, the pictures helped greatly in persuading the owners to clean up under the house… My experience with your work is wonderful and I would quickly refer you to anyone who asks (C.F. - client) close quote

open quote Just wanted you to know I received the report and am grateful at how detailed you have been in your report. I just wanted you to know that I really appreciate you doing a thorough report ( M.C. - client) close quote

open quote Jerry, you are always a pleasure to work with … (Realtor) close quote



Fees

How much do you charge????

This is usually the very first thing I am asked from a prospective client… In Home Inspections one size DOES NOT fit all…All inspections are not the same!!. Many determining factors should come into play; usually it boils down to inspectors own individual effort, diligence, determination and integrity. Thus, if you are looking for the cheapest, and low price is your only criteria , the chances are excellent you will get a sub-par inspection and report…(a "Quick and Dirty" Inspection)

When selecting a home inspector and the inspection, please consider the following:
  • In most cases, a thorough home inspection could take as much of 4-6 hours, depending on the age, size, and equipment of the house. (1½ - 3 hours on site and 2-3 hours publishing the report.) If the inspector is doing multiple inspections daily, there could be some significant cutting of corners. (All about $$??) (Ask them about the total time of inspection)
  • Current average base price here in Central Washington (Yakima, Ellensburg, Lower Valley) is about $300 for up to 2000’ newer (less than 10 years old) home, (price increases with size as well as age of home). An ad offering an inspection in a total of 1½ hours or less, especially along with considerably below average fees simply tells you that chances are you will be purchasing a minimal standard inspection at best. Please call or email me for a custom price quote.



Qualifications

It is always prudent to ask potential inspectors about their inspections and their Qualifications:
  • Construction experience background?
  • Professional home inspection schooling?
  • Years in business?
  • Referrals from clients and Realtors?
  • Is he fully insured and WA State Dept of Agriculture licensed?
  • SAME DAY reports with Photo Documentation... Guaranteed?
  • A certified member of a Professional Home Inspection Association?.
When you call… is inspector helpful and polite on the phone (good communication skills), and does the inspector take the time to find out your needs and concerns. Will he be there down the road, when you have questions???
Jerry Lozier is a qualified, WSDA licensed, NACHI-certified Professional Inspector. Letting us save you unnecessary heartaches is some of the smartest money you can invest.



Report Information

Are the reports a ‘handwritten’ binder type check-off list (which can be very hard to read and understand) or are they computer generated with pictures? (Remember the adage: a picture is worth a thousand words!) Does the report look professional and have links (web-based) to further important information, and does it have explanations and recommendations that you can read and understand. If you do not have access to a computer, I will print out and hand deliver or mail to you if need be.

Here is an example of a substandard ‘handwritten’ binder type check-off list report. You will never get a report like this from us! Please contact me via email at lozierinspections@hotmail.com for a sample report.



Pre-Inspection Contract

Very Important: Does your inspector get his pre-inspection contract into your hands at least several hours (or days) before your inspection so you can read it thoroughly and understand it before you sign… including any inspection exclusions and limitations stated in that contract, so there are no surprises the day of the inspection? We email or fax our contract to you when we first verify date and time, address, fees and other inspection info with you prior to your actual inspection. This is usually 1-3 days prior to inspection. Same day emergency inspections can happen, we will get the contract in your hands at beginning of inspection.



Long Distance Inspections

We regularly do inspections for folks that are anywhere from 100 to 3000 miles away from the home they are purchasing here in South Central Washington State or maybe they just can't make it to the inspection!!

Here's how it works…
    Say you live in Denver and have an accepted offer contingent on a Home Inspection here in the Yakima, Tri-Cities or Ellensburg area:
  • We are contacted by you or your Realtor via phone (or email)
  • The particulars on the home are provided to us: Is the home occupied? If not are all the utilities on and pilots lit (very important to do a complete inspection)… Address; single, multi/ split level; square footage; approximate age; crawlspace, slab or basement; attached garage; and are there detached outbuildings you want inspected. We quote you a fee and we setup day and time when we can do the inspection. (We will need to coordinate with your (local) agent to open the home on the inspection day)
  • We send you an email so you can confirm the fee, and other particulars including day and time, along with our pre-inspection contract and paperwork for your credit card.
  • You fill out the paperwork and either fax or scan and email back to us or to your agent to bring to the inspection when he opens the home.
  • All the above can happen in less than a day if necessary.
  • We do your complete home and pest inspection and your report with photo documentation. You (and your agent?) receive the report via email by the evening of the inspection day.
  • We can and prefer to go over your report line by line if necessary.
  • You now have the information you need to make an informed decision.
Real simple, real smooth.


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Realtors

Absolutely, the overwhelming vast majority of Real Estate Agents I work with are top notch Professionals. They truly look out for their client’s best interests and they want full disclosure and the best, most thorough, accurate and ‘readable’ inspection and report for their client they can find.

You should be aware that a very small minority want to ‘steer’ their clients away from a thorough inspection and the best inspectors. Here are some tactics to watch out for.

They will say something like the following:
  • All Inspections are the same (They are absolutely NOT the same!!!)
  • Cheaper is better (Not if thoroughness and accuracy are important to you!)
  • That inspector is too picky or takes too long (What safety item or issue do you want to NOT know about?)
  • Some inspectors understate issues; some overstate issues and/or present their findings in an 'alarmist fashion' or call out non-existent issues. At Jerry Lozier Home Inspections we try very hard to present our findings in a Fair and Balanced and Accurate manner without the extremes.
  • That inspector is a ‘deal killer’ (Truth is, the home is the real deal killer… blaming the inspector is like blaming a doctor for diagnosing cancer!)
  • We only use this inspector or we won’t let that inspector do any of our inspections (Really? Find out why. Do they recommend the best and most thorough? Call their inspector and also get a copy of one of their recent reports. How soon do they get you the copy, is their report thorough, and can you read and understand it?)
You need to know…All Realtors all have a vested interest in the sale of the home (they make their commission if and when the home closes) and it is the practice of a few to give out a list of inspectors or to give out three cards (to meet the letter of the law to lessen their liability). But they secretly manipulate the process by that list or the three cards being home inspectors who they know will be soft or let issues slide and won't be a threat to their commission…

Thankfully for consumers the overwhelming majority of Real Estate Agents are not like this. Again the majority have great integrity and only want the very best, most accurate and thorough inspection possible for their clients.


 

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